The video report names Secretary of State Marco Rubio as the main architect of Washington’s new hardline strategy. BBC journalists note that his ultimate goal is not just an economic squeeze, but complete regime change in Havana.
For Rubio, the removal of Nicolas Maduro was the perfect roadmap to making change in Havana possible. According to the BBC analysis, this strategy is designed to turn off the tap of crude oil and create the conditions for the Cuban revolution to topple on its own.
Will the government actually fall? The BBC expert concludes that although the Cuban system is deeply ingrained in society, the current situation with the loss of Venezuelan support is absolutely unprecedented for the 21st century.
The people in Cuba are reportedly obsessed with these developments. The BBC correspondent notes that politics is thrust upon them from a young age, and right now, the fear of the unknown is mixing with a desperate desire for survival.
Even those who want change are frightened about what life might look like without the state’s paternalistic safety net. However, the BBC reports that the constant lack of food and subsidized goods is causing public opinion to rapidly turn.
“I’ve heard people say that whatever comes next must be better than this,” the BBC journalist explains. The gap between meager wages and soaring prices has pushed the population to an absolute breaking point.
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